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June 16, 2015 Brooklyn Daily Eagle

ON THIS DAY IN 1933, the Brooklyn Daily Eaglepublished an article titled “Goodby Home Brew! Maker Arrested Under State Law.”

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The article focused on the first New York state citizen, Benjamin Purno of Queens, to be held in violation of the state liquor law for brewing beer without a license.

“Assistant United States Attorney Louis Aldino said that in view of the fact that Furno was merely making home-brew, the Federal charge would not be pressed,” the Eagle reported.

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NOTABLE PEOPLE born on this day include “American Family” actress SONIA BRAGA, who was born in 1950; “Star Trek” actor JOHN CHO, who was born in 1972; former boxer ROBERTO DURAN, who was born in 1951; comedian and actress ABBY ELLIOTT, who was born in 1987; former soccer player COBI JONES, who was born in 1970; “Roseanne” actress LAURIE METCALF, who was born in 1955; golfer PHIL MICKELSON, who was born in 1970; writer JOYCE CAROL OATES, who was born in 1938; actress JOAN VAN ARK, who was born in 1943 in Manhattan; and former baseball player KERRY WOOD, who was born in 1977.

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ALFRED HITCHCOCK’S “Psycho” premiered 55 years ago on this day in 1960. “Psycho”led the way to the “slasher” films of the 1970s and later.

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VALENTINA TERESHKOVA, 26, former cotton-mill worker, became the first woman in space when the Vostok 6 took off from the Tyuratam launch site in Russia on this day in 1963. She manually controlled the spacecraft during the 70.8-hour fight through 48 orbits of Earth and landed by parachute on June 19 the same year.

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Special thanks to “Chase’s Calendar of Events” and Brooklyn Public Library.

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